Friendly Fire (Sean Lennon album)

Friendly Fire
Studio album by Sean Lennon
Released	2 October 2006
Recorded	Beerwinef*sh, Jim Henson Studios, Sound Factory and Sunset Sound
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	37:44
Label	Parlophone, Capitol, EMI
Producer	Sean Lennon
Sean Lennon chronology
Half Horse, Half Musician (1999) Friendly Fire (2006) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009)

Friendly Fire is the second studio album by Sean Lennon, released on 2 October 2006 ^[1] by Capitol Records in the US, and Parlophone in the UK. It reached No. 152 on the US Billboard 200 chart and No. 5 in the Top Heatseekers chart. ^[2] It stayed on the French album chart for 43 weeks and was certified silver.

Background

The inspiration behind most of the songs on Friendly Fire was Lennon's tumultuous relationship with actress Bijou Phillips. ^[3] According to Lennon, Phillips cheated on him with his childhood best friend, Max LeRoy; ^[3] LeRoy died shortly afterwards in a motorcycle accident, before he and Lennon were able to resolve their differences. ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Being There Magazine	link
Mojo	[4]
The Music Box	link
musicOMH	[1]
Pitchfork Media	6.7/10 link
Q	(#244, Nov. 2006, p. 143)
Rolling Stone	9/26/06
Spin	link
Uncut	(#114, Nov. 2006, p.117)

Track listing

All songs written by Sean Lennon, except where noted.

1. "Dead Meat" - 3:37
2. "Wait for Me" - 2:39
3. "Parachute" - 3:19
4. "Friendly Fire" - 5:03
5. "Spectacle" (Lennon, Jordan Galland) - 5:24
6. "Tomorrow" - 2:03
7. "On Again Off Again" - 3:18
8. "Headlights" - 3:16
9. "Would I Be the One" (Marc Bolan) - 4:58
10. "Falling Out of Love" (Lennon, Galland) - 4:07

French 2007 reissue bonus track

11. "L'éclipse" (Duet with -M-, French version of "Parachute") (Lennon, -M-) - 3:16

Personnel

• Sean Lennon - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums
• Harper Simon - guitar
• Yuka Honda - bass guitar, keyboards
• Jon Brion - guitar, Hammond organ, bass guitar, drums
• Greg Kurstin - Hammond organ
• Sebastian Steinberg - bass guitar
• Jim Keltner, Matt Chamberlain - drums
• Athena Legend, Bijou Phillips - backing vocals
• Sean Lennon, Eric Gorfain - string arrangements

Chart positions

Chart	Position
French SNEP Albums Chart [5]	59
U.S. Billboard 200 [6]	152

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [7]	Silver	35,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	29 September 2006	Toshiba-EMI	CD/DVD	TOCP-66630 [8] / 4988006846982 [9]
United Kingdom	2 October 2006	Parlophone	CD/DVD	3719492 / 0946 3 71949 2 8 [10]
United States	3 October 2006	Capitol Records	CD/DVD	7243 5 35568 2 2

References

1. Cole, Jenni (October 2, 2006). "Sean Lennon – Friendly Fire". musicOMH. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
2. "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Sean Lennon". Billboard . Retrieved December 9, 2006.
3. San Francisco Gate article: "Pop Quiz: Sean Lennon."
4. McNair, James (November 2006). "Sean Lennon Friendly Fire". Mojo . p. 104.
5. "lescharts.com Sean Lennon - Friendly Fire". lescharts.com. SNEP . Retrieved October 14, 2011.
6. Allmusic - Friendly Fire > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
7. "French album certifications – Sean Lennon – Friendly Fire" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
8. "Friendly Fire (CD+DVD) - Sean Lennon". Toshiba-EMI. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2006.
9. "Sean Lennon Friendly Fire Japan CD/DVD SET (372237)". espirit / eil.com. Retrieved November 8, 2006.
10. "Sean Lennon Friendly Fire UK CD/DVD SET (374809)". espirit / eil.com. Retrieved October 4, 2006.

External links

• Friendly Fire at Metacritic.